---
title: "Prepare papers for an in rem arrest of a vessel"
url: "https://ailawframework.com/practice/maritime-shipping-and-transport/draft-in-rem-arrest-papers-from-the-claim-and-the-ship-particulars/united-states"
type: "task_jurisdiction_version"
site: "AI Law Framework"
id: "A37-T1-R4-US"
practice_area: "Maritime, Shipping & Transport"
tier: "red"
lawyer_review: "required"
jurisdictions: ["US"]
last_reviewed: "2026-10-22"
---

# Prepare papers for an in rem arrest of a vessel

> Index the claim, the vessel particulars, and the facts offered for admiralty jurisdiction. Write no complaint, verification, or arrest warrant.

Canonical page: https://ailawframework.com/practice/maritime-shipping-and-transport/draft-in-rem-arrest-papers-from-the-claim-and-the-ship-particulars/united-states  
Last reviewed: 2026-10-22

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## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Practice area | [Maritime, Shipping & Transport](https://ailawframework.com/practice/maritime-shipping-and-transport.md) |
| Human involvement | Red: Lawyer writes; AI may check, clarify or collect data |
| How AI is used | Index the claim, the vessel particulars, and the facts offered for admiralty jurisdiction. Write no complaint, verification, or arrest warrant. |
| What the lawyer must review | Supplemental Rule C allows an in rem action where a maritime lien or another statute provides for a maritime action in rem. The complaint must be verified. The court must review the complaint and supporting papers and, if the conditions appear to exist, order the clerk to issue a warrant for arrest. If the plaintiff's attorney certifies that exigent circumstances make court review impracticable, the clerk issues the warrant and the plaintiff must later show those circumstances at a Rule E(4)(f) hearing. You verify and you sign. Rule 11 is the certification that the legal contentions are warranted and the factual contentions have evidentiary support, after an inquiry reasonable in the circumstances. Opinion 512: no generated authority goes in the complaint. 28 USC section 1333 is the jurisdiction heading, read with Rule C. |
| Written for | United States |
| Applies to | [Draft in-rem arrest papers from the claim and the ship particulars](https://ailawframework.com/practice/maritime-shipping-and-transport/draft-in-rem-arrest-papers-from-the-claim-and-the-ship-particulars.md) |

## Checking plan

- What the AI does: Index the claim, the vessel particulars, and the facts offered for admiralty jurisdiction. Write no complaint, verification, or arrest warrant.
- Basis: Checked against the linked sources on 22 October 2026. Confirm the current instrument before reliance.

## Notes

- The complaint is verified. The tool writes none of it.
- Statutory exemptions from arrest of United States property are not displaced by Rule C.

## Sources

- [Supplemental Rule C (in rem actions)](https://www.law.cornell.edu/rules/frcp/rule_C) (checked 2026-10-22)
- [Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 11](https://www.law.cornell.edu/rules/frcp/rule_11) (checked 2026-10-22)
- [28 USC section 1333 (admiralty, maritime and prize cases)](https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/28/1333) (checked 2026-10-22)

*Practice guidance for planning and review. Confirm current primary sources and the requirements of the actual matter. This is general information, not legal advice.*